The british airways avios program 2016 canadian edition. Though all 3 of these airlines use avios as their points currency, the iberia plus frequent flyer program is distinct avios is complicated the points are all avios, but each airline s version of avios has its own award ticket availability, options, prices, and booking method. Along with british airways and aer lingus, spanish airline iberia is owned by iag. Pay for the flights using your avios you just need to pay the taxes fees and charges with cash. If you didnt burn through all of your british airways avios, there is still an option to use avios on shorthaul flights. The points automatically expire on december 1st, 2018, but they will be used before any other points are used. You can also book international flights with oneworld alliance partners, though the. Mar 25, 2017 british airways and iberia have teamed up with vente privee to offload avios for consumers wishing to purchase some. And by using iberia avios which can be transferred 1. Iberia plus utilizes a distancebased award chart, which means the shorter the trip, the fewer miles you need to book an award flight. I cant say im excited to fly intraeuropean business class, which is essentially just coach with the middle seat blocked off but i was excited about how easy it was to book flights on iberia using avios, and not only that, but at the great service i received and the fact i didnt have to pay any fees for ticketing or reticketing.
The award flights must take place between now and continue reading. You pay with your avios plus a cash amount for taxes, fees and carrier charges. Its always nice to have options for redeeming miles, and the iberia program tends to be overlooked. Its 145 airplanes travel to 8 cities in europe, the americas, africa, the middle east, and asia, with an additional 300 connections with partner airlines. You pay avios plus a cash amount to cover the taxes, fees and carrier charges. You can buy several packages max 10 each except the 2,000 one of variable avios amounts at around 1. For those hoping 90,000 iberia avios would quickly hit their account after 10 daysbe patient. You can book american airlines flights with british airways avios or iberia avios. With the bonus, 250 membership rewards points transfer to. Book us airways flights with british airways avios. On 1 september 1999, the company joined the oneworld alliance. If you arent familiar with iberia avios, they are pretty similar to british airways avios, if that helps give some context. The program also uses a distancebased award chart rather than a.
Jan 20, 2018 iberia plus program continues their avios special sales using groupon in spain and this time the sale is valid until february 28, 2018 or until the inventory is gone. Iberia has been flying for over 90 years, and its not going to stop anytime soon. You can collect avios on the class of travel you booked and paid for that appears on your ticket, not the class of travel actually flown. Feb 04, 2016 transferring british airways avios to iberia avios. The skinny avios is the frequent flyer program of british airways the best uses of avios are for flights that are short flights esp outside of north america flights just below a distance band redeeming avios avios is a distance based. Whilst they do not offer oneworld alliance partners except for iberia and american airlines, they do offer seats for online booking on aer lingus. However, if you want to move your avios to iberia to. What makes it so good is that you do not have to do the actual flying in order to earn the 9,000 points. Iberia is allied with american airlines, qantas, avianca and british airways, and it was allied with grupo taca.
Iberia is spains biggest airline, but it doesnt cater to only spanish customers. Advantages and avios with iberia plus iberia express. Nerdwallet is a free tool to find you the best credit cards, cd rates, savings, checking accounts, scholarships, healthcare and airlines. You can book flights with iberia for yourself or for whoever you want in exchange for your avios. Avios for flights booked through iberia are collected according to the flight distance and the fare you choose. A free iberia plus account is required to search for available mileage awards.
This applies to both shorthaul and longhaul flights. First up, they are separate frequent flyer programs, so you need to register accounts with both ba executive club and iberia plus. Avios is the name for the award currency miles of the frequent flyer programs of british airways and iberia. The 8 best ways to redeem iberia plus avios for max value 2020. September 14, 2016 by brad 36 comments travel miles 101 has partnered with cardratings for our coverage of credit card products. Enjoy your avios and use them to get a discount when you book your tickets. You can take reward flights with british airways, iberia and our oneworld and other partner airlines, wherever theres availability. I have probably spent more than 1 million avios via iberia plus, almost exclusively on iberia business class longhaul rewards.
When you book an avios reward flight on iberia, you have two options. Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. Maximizing avios through british airways and iberia the. Whilst we wait, it is useful to start planning how you are going to use these avios. At the very top of my list of best value avios redemptions is redeeming offpeak on iberia through iberia plus.
If youve used any airline website ever, you would think that after logging in to your iberia account, you would simply click on the link under your profile that says book flights with avios. Dec 27, 2014 when you book a longhaul avios redemption flight on iberia, you actually have two options. Nov 26, 2019 and by using iberia avios which can be transferred 1. These are called gold priority rewards and i explain how to book them here. Mar 27, 2017 at the very top of my list of best value avios redemptions is redeeming offpeak on iberia through iberia plus.
American express membership rewards can be transferred to iberia plus at a 11 ratio. At that point in time, it was more a suspicion, but now it seems i have some solid proof about the iberia 90000 avios promotion being a noshow iberia actively encouraged people to book tickets and not fly them if they wanted, all weekend this promotion was ongoing. Whilst they do not offer oneworld alliance partners except for iberia and american airlines. Though all 3 of these airlines use avios as their points currency, the iberia plus frequent flyer program is distinct. Specific flights, routes or cities that are excluded from earning miles or award travel are listed as exceptions if applicable. Maximizing iberia flights with british airways avios the. Oct 23, 2018 when do british airways release avios seats. Once logged in to an account, searching for avios award flights is as simple as checking a box on the homepage. Through april 11, iberia avios awards are being priced with a 25% discount in celebration of the companys 25th anniversary.
Avios can also be collected in vueling club for flights booked through vueling and operated by iberia, according to flight distance. Travel miles 101 and cardratings may receive a commission from card issuers. Iberia actively encouraged people to book tickets and not fly them if they wanted, all weekend this promotion was ongoing. Jul 03, 2018 people have been in such a panic that the iberia promo for 9,000 bonus avios per flight was never going to post that i felt compelled to write a post just hours ago that patience was called for. Best value avios redemptions get even better insideflyer uk. When you purchase an iberia express flight or during checkin, make sure to provide your iberia plus number and you will automatically earn avios points. Flights that you book using avios are called reward flights. The avios currency can currently be converted on a par basis i. On random dates in junejuly, it shows me options for 2travellers on bafinnair roal jordanian. British airways and iberia have teamed up with vente privee to offload avios for consumers wishing to purchase some. Iberia plus buy avios groupon special through february 28. Just to recap on this promotion now expired, by booking the cheapest one way iberia flights ten times, we received a total of 90,000 avios points.
Adventures begin with avios avios travel rewards home avios. Discount is valid on the flight fare only and taxes, fees and carrier charges are excluded from the discount, on mainline flights operated by iberia. All you have to do is book the absolutely cheapest one. Avios is a global currency that can be collected from several partners like british airways, iberia plus and more. British airways executive club transfer avios iberia plus to avios ba originally posted by lkar does anyone know whether the 90day rule is from account opening or account activation. How to book iberia with american express points point me.
When british airways executive club isnt a good option for american airlines award flights, try iberia plus. Get the full details of applicable airlines and booking classes at the time of booking. Iberia s a350 business class iberia took delivery of its first a350900 last week with a further 15 a350xwb on order. I did not know about the activation requirement until june 1, at. If you book a flight on this iberia s offer page, you will get 9,000 avios points free. Below is a stepbystep guide for redeeming your iberia avios. Jan 07, 2018 the american airlines website can show you some of the options that might be available using avios. Congratulations, you just redeemed avios for a flight with iberia or its partners. How to transfer avios from british airways to iberia one. How to book award flights using british airways avios.
Use iberia avios to book american airlines award flights for. Iberia formerly owned aviaco, which operated most domestic routes. They officially commit to making four seats in economy and two business class seats available for avios redemption on every flight. How to book american airlines flights with british airways avios points. How to book american airlines flights with british airways. Iberias legal obligation to honor avios promotion live and. You earn avios for every mile you fly with iberia or any associated airline.
Iberias legal obligation to honor avios promotion live. That page takes you to the pretty, yet useless, calculator page. Some of the flights we tested provided better value, offering avios redemption at up to 2. How you can still book short haul flights with avios. Being able to book us airways flights with british airways avios has opened up some great possibilities. Redeeming avios points with iberia airlines to south. Signing up for credit cards through partner links earns us a commission. They had a brief with three specific requirements on the existing iberia business class seats. Avios is complicated the points are all avios, but each airlines version of avios has its own award ticket availability, options, prices, and booking method. Until december 15, 2016 you can transfer american express membership rewards points to iberia with a 50% bonus. You can book it via iberia availability shows up alongside ba availability, as both airlines are in the oneworld alliance and you can use your avios on all oneworld carriers. Discover where you can get to with iberia, vueling and british airways.
Well, british airways is a member of the oneworld airline alliance, which means you can use these avios to book flights on any of those partner airlines. Best value with flat tax rates on eligible bookings. British airways executive club transfer avios iberia plus to avios ba originally posted by jetstreamer is anybody still able to transfer avios out of iberia plus to either avios or ba. I reveal why i passed on the iberia honors avios promotion here. How to book american airlines flights with british airways avios miles. Sep 14, 2016 how to book american airlines flights with british airways avios miles. Transferring british airways avios to iberia avios. Transfer avios iberia plus to avios ba flyertalk forums. Jun 25, 2018 i passed on the recent iberia avios promotion. I just get the message that avios can only be transferred into iberia. You can book to any worldwide destination, where theres availability, with british airways and our oneworld partners. How to transfer avios between british airways and iberia. In addition, you can use iberia plus avios points to fly with iberia express.
A pair of moves over the last 24 hours reveals how iberia is dealing with a promotion that far more took advantage of than iberia anticipated. On most flights marketed by partner airlines, you earn award miles based on a percentage of the flight distance and the fare class of your ticket. On all flights with an ib code operated by iberia or another airline associated with the iberia plus programme. How can i earn avios points on iberia express flights. Apr 04, 2017 use iberia avios to book american airlines award flights. Iberia plus buy avios groupon special through february 28, 2018. You have to ensure your accounts meet a few criteria before you can transfer avios between ba and iberia. Amazing iberia offer for avios get 90,000 points for.
Being able to transfer and combine points from british airways is particularly nice, though given the extra steps its best to set up and link the accounts long before youre ready to actually book. Today tpg contributor nick ewen explains the differences and similarities between british airways and iberia avios, and how the two programs can be used together to maximize award travel. Iberia partners earning avios the point calculator. When does british airways release avios reward flights and. British airways releases avios seats 355 days in advance. Use iberia avios to book american airlines award flights.
You can pay for your flights with a combination of avios and cash, whether you book through or your iberia plus service centre. Why i passed on iberia avios promotion live and lets fly. Iberia plus program continues their avios special sales using groupon in spain and this time the sale is valid until february 28, 2018 or until the inventory is gone. Iberia has two car rental partners you can use to earn extra avios which are avis and budget. What you need to know about booking iberia reward flights. This answer applies to someone based in the us redeeming avios for an american airlines flight. In 2010, spanish airline iberia airlines merged with british airways to give you another excellent way to avoid british airways fuel surcharges. Expired iberia earn 9,000 avios be flight booked by. The 8 best ways to redeem iberia plus avios for max value. May 26, 2018 when you book an avios reward flight on iberia, you have two options.
The company responsible for the design, mormedi, has revealed what the 31 business class seats will look like. The discounted price applies to travel dates now through june 15, 2017 as well as october 1 through december 15, 2017, flying any routes on iberia, iberia express, and iberia regional air nostrum planes. Iberia does have an appealing credit card that offers you the ability to earn 3 avios on purchases with iberia, british airways, and aer lingus and to earn 1 avios on all other purchases. Jun 27, 2019 the ability to combine points into a single program is one of the most valuable features of collecting avios, particularly when you factor in iberia offers some of the best value businessclass awards to europe, and, you can transfer ultimate rewards, membership rewards, and spg points to top off your accounts. Avios has launched six separate packages from 2,000 to 35,000 avios that you can purchase max amount is 100,000 avios. You can collect avios with flights you book with iberia and vueling, operated by either airline. It may take some more time, if the the points appear at all. When renting with avis you will earn 3 avios per 1 spent. Jul 03, 2018 at that point in time, it was more a suspicion, but now it seems i have some solid proof about the iberia 90000 avios promotion being a noshow.
It was founded on 18 february 1948 and operated until 1 september 1999. You can pay for your flights with a combination of avios and cash, whether you book through iberia. But you may need to call up ba to book these routes. This combined payment option is valid on flights operated by iberia, iberia express, air nostrum and vueling british airways only available via call centres. How you can still book short haul flights with avios points. Find offers you can enjoy with your points using iberia s avios calculator. Iberia is also a member of oneworld, and they are actually owned by the same parent company as british airways. Jul 03, 2018 for those hoping 90,000 iberia avios would quickly hit their account after 10 daysbe patient. Armed with our newly minted 90,000 avios points we received from the iberia s promotion, it is time to redeem the points. People all over twitter and on various blogs are posting screenshots of their shiny new avios balances. Earn up to 100,000 avios with the british airways visa. Craig posted earlier today that, until 11th april, iberia is offering a 25% avios discount on redemptions tofrom all destinations, which makes iberia redemptions even better value.
You can only collect avios for travel on eligible sectors, booking classes and flights with selected airlines. It features excellent rewards for purchases through iberia and its travel partners as well as a sizable introductory spending bonus. Rules for transferring avios between ba and iberia. Jun 22, 2018 get an additional 9,000 avios for every flight you book iberia, iberia express or air nostrum through iberia by june 24th this sunday. Iberia refers to its airline miles as avios, so when you see avios referenced through this post, just know that avios is the airline currency iberia uses. For many people, iberia plus is mainly useful for booking iberia reward flights. Start here to maximize your rewards or minimize your.
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